Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
Bem
English translation:
(an) asset
- The asker opted for community grading. The question was closed on 2010-09-17 14:54:11 based on peer agreement (or, if there were too few peer comments, asker preference.)
Sep 13, 2010 19:16
13 yrs ago
Portuguese term
Bem
Portuguese to English
Art/Literary
Philosophy
“eu pode ficar dividido e oposto a si mesmo numa situação existencial concretamente ameaçada, como resultado de irreconciliação de opções materialistas anteriores com a qualidade espiritual do amor revelado como um ‘bem’”
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +4 | (an) asset |
Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
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| 4 | Virtue |
Walter Moura
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| 4 | nothing more than a tradable commodity |
Douglas Bissell
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| 4 | A blessing, a benefit |
Marlene Curtis
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Proposed translations
+4
1 min
Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
Norway
Norway
Native in Portuguese
Norway
Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
Engineer:Oil&Gas/Electron/Finan/Law/HSEQ
Native in: Norwegian 
, Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese, Norwegian to Portuguese, Portuguese to Norwegian, and 19 more.
Related KudoZ points
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8
Selected
(an) asset
Espero que ajude!
Peer comment(s):
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Luciano Eduardo de Oliveira
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Obrigado
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Ivan Rocha, CT
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Claudio Mazotti
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Verginia Ophof
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Douglas Bissell
: Sorry guys, but really,"asset" sounds completely out of context. This is talking philosophy, not IFAS!
56 mins
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Ele está comparando as opções materialistas anteriores com a qualidade espiritual do amor revelado como um ‘bem’”
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Yes - simple as that! Thanks for the prod!!"
22 mins
Walter Moura
Brazil
Brazil
Native in Portuguese
Brazil
Your message. Clearly and on time.
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese
Virtue
Since this seems to be poetry...
Dicionário Michaellis Port-Engl
bem
bem
sm (pl bens) 1 the good, goodness, happiness, blessing, virtue. 2 benefit, advantage, satisfaction. 3 object of love, darling.
Dicionário Michaellis Linga Portuguesa
bem1
bem1
sm (lat bene) 1 Tudo o que é bom ou conforme à moral. 2 Benefício. 3 Virtude. 4 Pessoa amada. 5 Proveito, utilidade.
Dicionário Michaellis Port-Engl
bem
bem
sm (pl bens) 1 the good, goodness, happiness, blessing, virtue. 2 benefit, advantage, satisfaction. 3 object of love, darling.
Dicionário Michaellis Linga Portuguesa
bem1
bem1
sm (lat bene) 1 Tudo o que é bom ou conforme à moral. 2 Benefício. 3 Virtude. 4 Pessoa amada. 5 Proveito, utilidade.
1 hr
Douglas Bissell
Portugal
Portugal
Native in English
Portugal
Business Language Solutions Pt>Eng
Native in: English
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese
nothing more than a tradable commodity
The negative imagery is essential to the communication
5 hrs
Marlene Curtis
United States
United States
Native in Portuguese
&
English
United States
Marlene Curtis
Native in: Portuguese , English
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
Related KudoZ points
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4
A blessing, a benefit
In your context, "bem" carries a philosophical, spiritual, meaning and not a financial meaning (asset).
bem (m)
n. good, blessing; welfare, benefit, fortune
bem (m)
n. good, blessing; welfare, benefit, fortune
Discussion
>do you have a name over and above the nick?
You can find it in my ProZ Profile